Amy Halpern

Amy Halpern

Known for
Directing
Died
August 17, 2022
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA
Website

Biography

Amy Halpern was the maker of nearly forty short films, almost all in 16mm, and of the feature film FALLING LESSONS (1991).  Halpern was born and raised in New York City and lived and worked in Los Angeles for more than 40 years. After completing a suite of 12 new films in June 2022 and premiering them at a festival in Spain, Halpern suddenly contracted severe leukaemia (AML) and died 6 weeks later.

Known For

Filmography

2023
Slow Fireworks poster

Slow Fireworks

Movie · Director

2022
Emit a Beam, See a Light poster

Emit a Beam, See a Light

Movie · Director

2022
4 Fingers, 5 Toes poster

4 Fingers, 5 Toes

Movie · Director

2022
Chabrot poster

Chabrot

Movie · Director

2022
Hula poster

Hula

Movie · Director

2022
VERGE for my sisters poster

VERGE for my sisters

Movie · Director

2022
Ginko Yellow poster

Ginko Yellow

Movie · Director

2022
My Dear Evaporant, poster

My Dear Evaporant,

Movie · Director

2022
I Tremble / 8:46 poster

I Tremble / 8:46

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2021
Fire Belly poster

Fire Belly

Movie · Director

2020
Jane, Looking poster

Jane, Looking

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2020
Newt Leaders poster

Newt Leaders

Movie · Director

2020
Unowned Luxuries #3 poster

Unowned Luxuries #3

Movie · Director

2020
Birds in the Window poster

Birds in the Window

Movie · Director

2020
#27 poster

#27

Movie · Director

2020
My Mink (Unowned Luxuries #2) poster

My Mink (Unowned Luxuries #2)

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2018
Vezelay Curtain poster

Vezelay Curtain

Movie · Director

2017
The Deer's Blessing poster

The Deer's Blessing

Movie · Director

2016
Newt Pauses poster

Newt Pauses

Movie · Director

2015
My Diamond poster

My Diamond

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2014
Maya Double-Bottomed Bowl poster

Maya Double-Bottomed Bowl

Movie · Director

2013
Elixir poster

Elixir

Movie · Director

2012
By Halves poster

By Halves

Movie · Director

2012
Palm Down poster

Palm Down

Movie · Director

2012
Cheshire Smile poster

Cheshire Smile

Movie · Director

2012
Injury On A Theme poster

Injury On A Theme

Movie · Director

2012
Three Minute Hells poster

Three Minute Hells

Movie · Director

2000
Access to the View poster

Access to the View

Movie · Director

2000
Pouring Grain poster

Pouring Grain

Movie · Director

1992
Falling Lessons poster

Falling Lessons

Movie · Director

1991
Ma Sewing poster

Ma Sewing

Movie · Director

1985
Ready-Made poster

Ready-Made

Movie · Director

1982
Invocation poster

Invocation

Movie · Director

1981
Cuticle Torture poster

Cuticle Torture

Movie · Director

1979
Pythoness poster

Pythoness

Movie · Director

1978
Cigarette Burn poster

Cigarette Burn

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1977
Self-Portrait As A City poster

Self-Portrait As A City

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1976
Plausible Light Source poster

Plausible Light Source

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1976
Study for Cigarette Burn

Study for Cigarette Burn

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1975
Filament (The Hands) poster

Filament (The Hands)

Movie · Director

1973
Peach Landscape poster

Peach Landscape

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1972
Three Preparations poster

Three Preparations

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1972
Roll #1 For Nancy poster

Roll #1 For Nancy

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1972
A Glance poster

A Glance

Movie · Director